James Taranto: Cheney in 2012!

AllahpunditPosted at 8:49 pm on September 1, 2009

Granted, his popularity’s up — relatively speaking — since he started going toe to toe with Obama on national security, and granted, he’s a change of pace when even Republicans like Alberto Gonzales are making excuses for Eric Holder’s investigation of the CIA. But (a) his net approval rating was still roughly -20 as of May, (b) he told Chris Wallace three days ago that he’s A-OK with CIA agents violating the interrogation rules he and Bush set out for them, and (c) his candidacy would end up being a referendum on the Bush years, which is just about the only way to fire up the liberal base enough to turn out in droves in 2012.